LCD Soundsystem have announced plans to give their new single 'Bye Bye Bayou' away for free on their official website.

A cover of the Alan Vega track of the same name, the first 20,000 people to register their details on the LCD Soundsystem site can download the song for free.

A statement from the band reads: "Well, 'Bye Bye Bayou' totally leaked everywhere, which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, since anything that exists is essentially all over the internet in five minutes - but it wasn't actually supposed to come out until November 7 (that indie store vinyl day).

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"So we've asked and Parlophone have given us 20,000 free downloads to give away to the first, well, 20,000 people. One per customer. Or downloader. Or avatar or whatever."